RELEVANT SITES DURING THE VISIT OF THE EMPEROR ETHIOPIA OF TO MEXICO IN 1954

Abstract

Through a singular event called Haile Selassie’s visit to Mexico, we will observe some of the relevant sites that the government of Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, as host of the illustrious guest, chose for the visiting monarch to visit. What were these places? What reasons were there to take it there? In the same way, although there was an official itinerary, there were also places his Imperial Majesty wanted to visit of his own free will. Where did the emperor want to go? What did he do there? In this writing, we will give an account of some of those sites, especially those that represented relevant works and achievements of the regime, such as the airport, the university city, the industrial city of DM Nacional, and the hospital “La Raza”. We will also briefly see the reasons for this visit and how it was organized. For this, in addition to bibliographical sources, we consult newspaper sources and archival documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.